I mean, unless there’s like really recent topic copying (like within three days) I don’t see how it’d be chaotic. All the topics would be 1000+ posts eventually, and it’d be a major annoyance to keep up.

Also there’s nothing to keep up, how does that add work?
Because you have to use the search tool to see if you’re not reposting a comment?
That’s exactly the goal, avoid reposts, make the discussions clearer.

I feel like making a new thread is pertinent if similar threads have been inactive for an extended period of time. Replying to long-inactive threads may disrupt the course of dialogue. Posters may be responding to people who aren’t even present to maintain the discussion, for example.

topic is an incredibly personal anecdote that could only apply to one person? Probably not. Topic is “list your computer specs” that applies to any computer since Alan Turing? Yeah, just list more computer specs, not like we invented quantum computing in the last 2 weeks, man.

Something from 2 years ago? Probably not. Something from 5 weeks ago? Yeah, just pick up and continue the conversation.

We eventually want to put in a

three months later…

Interstitial when there is a pause of significant length in the conversation.